RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring WWII

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RR Auction's August Fine Autographs and Artifacts sale is highlighted by a special World War II section, which features classic hand-painted A-2 leather flight jackets, a remarkable naval dispatch about Pearl Harbor, and extraordinary letters by its leading figures (Dwight D. Eisenhower, Omar Bradley, George S. Patton, and Douglas MacArthur). Other top lots span a dozen genres, and include an autograph letter by President Abraham Lincoln, a fully signed Led Zeppelin III album, autographs of Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins, and a comprehensive Frank Lloyd Wright architectural archive. RR Auction is a globally recognized and trusted auction house specializing in historical autographs and artifacts. Join us as we make history selling history in August 2019.
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
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Jack Dempsey908 - Jack Dempsey
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ALS, one page, 7 x 10, Hotel Manhattan letterhead, November 23, 1964. Letter to his lawyer Solon Kane, regarding his 1943 divorce from actress, singer
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Detroit Red Wings909 - Detroit Red Wings
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Color limited edition 22.5 x 19 lithoserigraph entitled 'Bringing Home the Cup,' honoring the Detroit Red Wings' victory over the Philad...
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Don Drysdale910 - Don Drysdale
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Official Rawlings National League (Giamatti) baseball signed in black ballpoint on the sweet spot by Don Drysdale. In fine condition.
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Billy Evans911 - Billy Evans
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Handwritten letter signed "Billy Evans," one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, December 29, no year. Letter to John Drohan, a report...
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Roger Federer912 - Roger Federer
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Group of six color cardstock 4 x 5.75 Rolex promo photos, each signed in black felt tip by Federer. In overall very fine condition.
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Curt Flood913 - Curt Flood
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Signed book: The Way It Is. First edition. NY: Trident Press, 1971. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.75 x 8.25, 236 pages. Signed on the title page in bl
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Football914 - Football
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Four first edition books, all hardcovers with dust jackets, each signed on the title page by the respective subject: Dick Butkus, Joe Greene, Paul Hor
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Football Coaches915 - Football Coaches
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Three football books, all hardcovers with dust jackets, each signed on an opening page by the respective coach: George Allen, Paul 'Bear' Br...
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Bob Gibson916 - Bob Gibson
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Signed book: Stranger to the Game. First edition, first printing. NY: Viking, 1994. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25 x 9.25, 286 pages. Signed on the
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Lefty Gomez917 - Lefty Gomez
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Official Rawlings American League (Brown) baseball signed in black ballpoint on the sweet spot by Lefty Gomez. In fine condition.
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Red Grange918 - Red Grange
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Glossy 8 x 10 photo of the 'Galloping Ghost' wearing his football uniform in an imposing head-and-shoulders pose, signed in black felt tip b...
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Red Grange919 - Red Grange
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Signed book: Red Grange: Football's Greatest Halfback by Gene Schoor. NY: Julian Messner, Inc., 1952. Hardcover, 5.5 x 8.25, 186 pages. Signed o...
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Lefty Grove and Dizzy Dean920 - Lefty Grove and Dizzy Dean
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Vintage pearl-finish 8 x 10 photo of the Hall of Fame Red Sox and Cardinals pitchers shaking hands, signed in black ballpoint by Lefty Grove and in bl
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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George Halas921 - George Halas
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Funder, owner, and head coach (1895–1983) of the National Football League's Chicago Bears; Halas was one of the co-founders of the NFL in 1920, ...
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Hockey922 - Hockey
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Group of four hockey books, all hardcovers with dust jackets, all signed inside by the subjects, including: Phil and Tony Esposito, Phil Esposito, Jea
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Ben Hogan923 - Ben Hogan
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Color glossy 8 x 10 photo of Ben Hogan posing with his golf bag on the course, signed in thin black felt tip. In very fine condition.
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Ben Hogan924 - Ben Hogan
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Signed book: Ben Hogan's Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf. Later printing. NY: Golf Digest Classics, 1985. Hardcover with dust jack...
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Houston Astros: 1986925 - Houston Astros: 1986
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Official Rawlings National League (Feeney) baseball signed in ballpoint on the sweet spot and side panels by 33 members of the 1986 Houston Astros tea
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Gordie Howe926 - Gordie Howe
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Signed book: Gordie Howe: My Hockey Memories. First edition, first printing. Ontario: Firefly Books Ltd., 1999. Hardcover, 9.5 x 11, 156 pages. Signed
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Gordie Howe927 - Gordie Howe
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Signed book: Hockey…Here's Howe!. First edition. Canada: The Copp Clark Publishing Company, 1963. Hardcover, 5.75 x 8.75, 91 pages. Signed on th...
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